Meat + Poultry Veal Veal By Food & Wine Editors Updated on May 23, 2017 Share Tweet Pin Email Trending Videos Photo: © Con Poulos These fantastic recipes include veal chops with chorizo stuffing and pappardelle with veal ragù. 01 of 25 Braised Veal Shanks © Con Poulos To delicately braise veal shanks, Persian cook Mahin Gilanpour Motamed simmers them on the stovetop instead of in the oven, ideally using a heat diffuser to keep the braise from getting too dark. Go to Recipe 02 of 25 Blanquette de Veau Marjorie Taylor adapted this creamy veal stew from Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking. She emphasizes to students that it's important not to brown anything in the dish. "The end result should be completely white," she says. More French Dishes Go to Recipe 03 of 25 Tuscan-Style Veal Chops "Grill masters all over the world have noticed that when you grill a piece of meat and then anoint it with some kind of fat, it mixes with the meat juices and creates instant sauce," Steven Raichlen says. "At Peter Luger Steakhouse, in Brooklyn, steaks get finished with a pat of butter; other places use beef tallow." In Tuscany, olive oil is the fat of choice for finishing herbed veal chops like these. More Great Grilled Recipes Go to Recipe 04 of 25 Veal Roast with Pasta, Morels and Asparagus © Christina Holmes Chef Stéphane Rossillon simmers deeply flavorful dried morels then combines them with the soaking liquid and cream to make a luscious sauce for pasta and his hazelnut-dusted roast veal. Delicious Roast Chicken Recipes Go to Recipe 05 of 25 Veal Stew with Spring Greens © Tina Rupp This lemony stew has a delicious mix of spinach, sorrel, watercress, romaine and herbs. More Light Stew Recipes Go to Recipe 06 of 25 Panko-Crusted Veal Chops with Sorrel Cream "I don't eat veal very often, but when I do indulge, I enjoy it," says Amanda Hallowell, who buys her veal from a local butcher shop that raises its cows on grass, the old-fashioned way. Here, she pan-fries veal chops in a panko crust and serves them with a tangy sauce made with crème fraîche and lemony fresh sorrel. More Farm to Table Recipes Go to Recipe 07 of 25 Chilled Veal Roast with Herbes de Provence and Fennel Salad Marcia Kiesel uses Picholine olives and herbes de Provence to give this luscious cold roast a distinctly southern French feel. More Centerpiece Roasts Go to Recipe 08 of 25 Veal Scaloppine with Wilted Parsley, Lemon and Sesame Marcia Kiesel wilts parsley to make a clever topping for quick-cooking veal scaloppine. Tasty Italian Recipes Go to Recipe 09 of 25 Fried Veal Cutlets with Herb Salad © Kana Okada Adding a crunchy coating made with bread crumbs helps cutlets to stay moist as they're pan-fried. Here, Melissa Rubel Jacobson serves veal cutlets with a deliciously fresh and tangy salad that combines watercress with parsley, tarragon and snipped chives, but any combination of herbs would be great. More 30-Minute Recipes Go to Recipe 10 of 25 Stuffed Veal Breast with Gigante Beans This succulent veal breast from Cormac Mahoney is a show-stopper at any gathering. More Dishes With Beans Go to Recipe 11 of 25 Orecchiette with Veal, Capers and White Wine © Quentin Bacon "The sauce fits the pasta," said judge Marc Vetri in praise of this tender veal ragù flavored with white wine, capers, thyme and rosemary, then tossed with the little ear-shaped orecchiette. "The meat, the capers—they hang on to the pasta when you lift up your fork." More Tasty Pasta Recipes Go to Recipe 12 of 25 Pan-Roasted Veal Chops with Cabernet Sauce Chef Robert Wiedmaier gives butchering demos at the Butcher's Block in Alexandria, Virginia. At his restaurant next door, Brabo, he serves elegant dishes, like this veal chop. To make the wine sauce even more complex, use demiglace (concentrated veal stock) instead of beef stock and flour. Cooking With Red Wine Go to Recipe 13 of 25 Braised Veal Shoulder with Spring Vegetables © Michael Turek At Edi & The Wolf, chefs Eduard Frauneder and Wolfgang Ban serve goat-cheese-stuffed veal in individual-size portions. Prepared as a whole roast, as in the recipe here, it's a great way to feed a group. To give the braising liquid an even richer flavor, substitute 1 cup of veal demiglace for 1 cup of the beef stock. More Braising Recipes Go to Recipe 14 of 25 Roasted Rack of Veal with Root Vegetables © Con Poulos Frasca Food and Wine restaurant in Boulder, Colorado, is inspired by the Friuli region of Italy; co-owner and wine director Bobby Stuckey serves a number of edgy Friulian wines. This veal dish is particularly good with slightly tannic "orange" wines like Gravner's Ribolla Gialla. More Italian Main Dishes Go to Recipe 15 of 25 Veal Goulash with Paprika, Caraway and Fried Capers At Seäsonal Restaurant and Weinbar, Wolfgang Ban makes his goulash with succulent veal cheeks; here he adapts the recipe for easier-to-find veal shoulder. More Fantastic Meaty Recipes Go to Recipe 16 of 25 Roasted Veal Loin with Pickled Golden Raisins Suzanne Goin covers this veal roast with herbs and butter before cooking to get extra-rich pan juices. They are delicious spooned over the exceptionally tender meat and served with the sweet roasted garlic cloves. More Great Roasts Go to Recipe 17 of 25 Crispy Wiener Schnitzel with Lingonberry Preserves © Tina Rupp "Schnitzel and Grüner Veltliner isn't a very creative pairing, but I think it's a beautiful one," says Wolfgang Ban. He loves how rich styles of the Austrian white wine still have bright acidity, which is delicious with crispy veal cutlets. More Amazing Fried Foods Go to Recipe 18 of 25 Smoky Tomato-Braised Veal Shoulder with Potatoes © Cedric Angeles Humanely raised veal is becoming more widely available at top butcher shops. Butcher-chef Tia Harrison recommends choosing veal shoulder or rump roast, which are more economical than other cuts of veal but still delicious. Harrison likes to braise them; here, canned fire-roasted tomatoes give the dish a smoky flavor. More Affordable Meat Recipes Go to Recipe 19 of 25 Veal Chops with Chorizo Stuffing © Quentin Bacon These luxurious chops, stuffed with a brilliant combination of sliced mushrooms, sausage and pecorino, can only be improved by one thing: a side of crispy and creamy fried polenta. More Sausage Recipes Go to Recipe 20 of 25 Pappardelle with Veal Ragù © Con Poulos This goes well with a cherry-rich, medium-bodied Chianti Classico. One Dish Pastas Go to Recipe 21 of 25 Roast Veal with Marjoram © James Merrell If Daniel Humm were cooking in the northern, more Germanic part of Switzerland, he'd probably serve this spectacular roasted veal with spaetzle, but because he's in the southern, Italian region, he makes a luscious risotto with porcini mushrooms. Great Fast Roasts Go to Recipe 22 of 25 Veal Scallopine with Charred Cherry Tomato Salad © Tina Rupp In this faster version of a steak salad, charred tomatoes add their warm, tangy juices to an arugula salad served alongside quick-grilled veal scallopine. More Fast Meat Recipes Go to Recipe 23 of 25 Roasted Veal Chops with Grapes © Tina Rupp Roasting intensifies the sweet juiciness of the grapes; as they cook, they break down to make a fruity sauce for the veal. More Terrific Roast Recipes Go to Recipe 24 of 25 Ham-and-Cheese Stuffed Veal Chops These plump veal chops are stuffed with truffled pecorino cheese and thin slivers of ham, then topped by a tangy-sweet Madeira sauce. The four chops in this recipe sear best if you split them between two pans, but if you have only one good, thick-bottomed sauté pan, brown them two at a time; if you crowd in all four chops at once, they won't brown properly. More Cheesy Recipes Go to Recipe 25 of 25 Veal Chops with Sage and Plums © Con Poulos Venice-based blogger Skye McAlpine dusts her veal chops with flour before sauteing to give them a light, crisp coating. If you can't find beautiful firm plums, she suggests grapes as a perfect alternative. Go to Recipe Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit